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Travel: To Sakleshpur in a camper

We are off to Sakleshpur by the Hemavati river, in a camper, all set to have much fun. Chandrakanth R, CEO of Camper Trails, gently warns us that it might be a bumpy ride to Sakleshpur. The vehicle, he points out, was made for American roads. He adds comfortingly, “We have added leaf springs…

Feature: Meeting Padmavathi Rao

Living the dream Bengaluru-based Padmavathi Rao is turning in a series of sensitive performances. Sheila Kumar | Padmavati Rao is on a roll right now. Even as her acclaimed Kitchen Poems show is readying for repeat renditions, she garnered a fair amount of both interest and attention as the luminously tragic Nancy Biswas, wife to…

Feature: Attacking Atticus

Attacking Atticus: What happens when characters overshadow their creators Intermixed with the excitement about Harper Lee’s new book, To Set A Watchman, which is actually an old book since the manuscript dates back to 1957, is widespread dismay that the man who shone with a clear sense of purpose and fair play in To…